Percussion-tape



(No Model.) I

I. M. ROSE.

' PERCUSSION TAPE. No .Z65,'874. v Pa;tented 00t.10,1882.,

mun nnnum z/ fae' Z 772. fase,

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ISRAEL M. ROSE, OF NORIVALK, CONNECTICUT.

PERCUSSION-TAPE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 265,874, dated October10, 1882.

(No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ISRAEL M. ROSE, of Norwalk, in the county ofFair-field and State of Connecticut, have invented a new Improvement inTapes for'Lamp-Lighters; and I do hereby declare the following, whentaken in connection with accompanying drawings and the letters ofreference marked thereon, to be a full, clear, and exact description ofthe same, and which said drawings constitute partof this specification,and represent, in-

Figure 1, a face view of the tape; Fig. 2, a longitudinal section,enlarged; and Fig.3, the lighting apparatus to which the tape isparticularly adapted.

This invention relates to an improveuientin percussion-tapes forlamp-lighters and similar purposes, with special reference to thelighter for which Letters Patent were granted to this applicant andknown as the Rose Lighter.

In the usual construction ofpercussion-tapes the pellets are arrangedupon a strip of paper, their surface usually covered by a thin strip, soas to require a blow to produce explosion. In my apparatus, which isfitted for attachment directly to the burner, explosion is produced byfriction, as seen in Fig. 3, a representing the tape, the coils placedin the drum A, the tape passed up over a pulley, I), thence down to thewinding-spool B, the pulley b being near the wick C of the burner. pointa wire prong, d, or other device rides upon the surface of the tape, soas to scratch the pellets as they are presented, and by such scratchingproduce explosion or ignition of the pellet, the fire from which iscommunicated to the wick, or whatever the burner may be.

In the use of my apparatus the tape is moved by drawing upon the endwhich has passed the iii-in g-point. The strain therefore upon the tapeto produce the frictional firing is very great, and frequently breaksthe common tape. Because of the usual covering applied to the pellets,that covering must be torn before contact is had'with the pellets, andin tearing that surface and subsequent firing of the pellets there isliability to burn the paper.

At that.

The object of my invention is to overcome these difficulties andconstruct a strong tape which shall present the surface of the pelletsdirectly to the firing device; and it consists in a tape formed fromwoven fabric, with or without a backing of paper, and having explosivepellets successively arranged on the fabric sur-' face, as more fullyhereinafter described.

D is a strip of woven fabric, either cut or woven to the required widthfor the tape, and to prevent stretching of the tape a backing, E, ofpaper is applied thereto by some adhesive material. or otherwise, tocause the paper to adhere to the woven fabric. On the surface of thefabric the pellets e are arranged and secured by any adhesive materialbetween the pellets and the fabric, or by applying the pollets ina pastyadhesive condition directly to the surface of the tape. hen the pelletsare dry the strip is ready for use.

Because of the employment ofthe woven fabric for the tape, sufiicientstrength is given to prevent the possibility of breaking the tape.Again, the application of the pellets upon the surface of the tape,leaving them exposed, makes ignition by friction easier than whencovered in the usual manner. The backing of paper applied to the woventape prevents its stretchir g, making it equally as rigid as a papertape.

I clainl -l. The herein described improvement in tapes for lamplighters,consisting of the strip of woven fabric D, having the percussion-pelletse 0 arranged upon its surface and exposed without covering,substantially as described.

2. The hereindescribed improvement in tapes for lamp-lighters,consisting of the strip of woven fabric D, having the percussion-pelletse e arranged upon its surface and exposed without covering, the oppositeside of the tape having a backing of paper, E, secured thereto,substantially as described.

I. M. ROSE.

